2018 European Women's Handball Championship

2018 EHF European Women's Handball Championship
Tournament details
Host country	France
Venue(s)	5 (in 5 host cities)
Dates	29 November–16 December
Teams	16 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	20
Goals scored	1,044 (52.2 per match)
Attendance	67,026 (3,351 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Katarina Krpež Slezak; (26 goals)
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The 2018 European Women's Handball Championship is being held in France in from 29 November to 16 December 2018. It is the first time France hosts the women's tournament. The matches are played in Brest, Montbéliard, Nancy, Nantes and Paris.^[1]

Venues

Paris	Nantes		Montbéliard
AccorHotels Arena Capacity: 15,603	Hall XXL Capacity: 12,000		Axone Capacity: 6,400

Nancy		Brest
Palais des Sports Jean Weille Capacity: 6,000		Brest Arena Capacity: 4,500

Qualification

Qualified teams

All 16 qualified teams took part in the previous 2016 championship.

Country	Qualified as	Date of qualification	Previous appearances in tournament
France	Host	20 September 2014	9 (2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016)
Denmark	Group 5 winner	24 March 2018	12 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016)
Montenegro	Group 2 winner	24 March 2018	4 (2010, 2012, 2014, 2016)
Norway	Group 1 winner	25 March 2018	12 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016)
Spain	Group 6 winner	30 May 2018	9 (1998, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016)
Sweden	Group 3 runner-up	30 May 2018	10 (1994, 1996, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016)
Serbia	Group 3 winner	30 May 2018	6 (2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016)
Germany	Group 6 runner-up	31 May 2018	12 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016)
Hungary	Group 7 winner	31 May 2018	12 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016)
Netherlands	Group 7 runner-up	31 May 2018	6 (1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2016)
Romania	Group 4 winner	31 May 2018	11 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016)
Croatia	Group 1 runner-up	2 June 2018	9 (1994, 1996, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016)
Russia	Group 4 runner-up	3 June 2018	12 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016)
Poland	Group 2 runner-up	3 June 2018	5 (1996, 1998, 2006, 2014, 2016)
Czech Republic	Group 5 runner-up	3 June 2018	5 (1994, 2002, 2004, 2012, 2016)
Slovenia	Best third-ranked team	3 June 2018	5 (2002, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2016)

Note: Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.

Draw

The draw was held on 12 June 2018 at 12:00 at the Maison de la Radio in Paris, France.^[2]^[3]

Seedings

The pots were announced on 4 June 2018.^[2]

Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3	Pot 4
Norway Hungary France Denmark	Romania Spain Serbia Montenegro	Netherlands Germany Russia Sweden	Czech Republic Poland Croatia Slovenia

Squads

Referees

12 referee pairs were selected on 4 October 2018.^[4]

Referees
Austria	Ana Vranes Marlis Wenninger
Croatia	Dalibor Jurinović Marko Mrvica
Denmark	Karina Christiansen Line Hansen
France	Charlotte Bonaventura Julie Bonaventura
Greece	Michalis Tzaferopoulos Andreas Bethmann
Hungary	Péter Horváth Balázs Márton

Referees
Moldova	Igor Covalciuc Alexei Covalciuc
Romania	Cristina Năstase Simona Stancu
Russia	Victoria Alpaidze Tatyana Berezkina
Serbia	Aleksandar Pandžić Ivan Mošorinski
Spain	Andreu Marín Ignacio García
Sweden	Maria Bennani Safia Bennani

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+1).

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Serbia	3	2	1	84	73	+11	4^[a]	Main round
2	Sweden	3	2	1	74	73	+1	4^[a]
3	Denmark	3	2	1	83	80	+3	4^[a]
4	Poland	3	0	3	69	84	−15	0	Eliminated

Source: EHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
Notes:

^ ^a ^b ^c Serbia 2 Pts, +4 GD; Sweden 2 Pts, 0 GD; Denmark 2 Pts, −4 GD

30 November 2018 18:00	Serbia	33–26	Poland	Hall XXL, Nantes Attendance: 2,230 Referees: Bethmann, Tzaferopoulos (GRE)
	Krpež Slezak 11	(13–14)	Kudłacz-Gloc 6
	1× 3×	Report	1× 4×

30 November 2018 21:00	Denmark	30–29	Sweden	Hall XXL, Nantes Attendance: 3,847 Referees: Jurinović, Mrvica (CRO)
	Tranborg 7	(15–16)	Hagman 7
	2× 6× 1×	Report	3× 3×

2 December 2018 15:00	Poland	21–28	Denmark	Hall XXL, Nantes Attendance: 3,683 Referees: Horváth, Márton (HUN)
	Kobylińska 7	(9–11)	K. Jørgensen, Østergaard 5
	2× 1× 1×	Report	2× 6×

2 December 2018 18:00	Sweden	22–21	Serbia	Hall XXL, Nantes Attendance: 3,810 Referees: Năstase, Stancu (ROU)
	Alm 5	(11–13)	Krpež Slezak 7
	1× 4×	Report	3× 5×

4 December 2018 18:00	Sweden	23–22	Poland	Hall XXL, Nantes Attendance: 3,014 Referees: Marín, García (ESP)
	Blomstrand, Hagman 4	(10–5)	Grzyb 9
	3× 2×	Report	1× 5×

4 December 2018 21:00	Denmark	25–30	Serbia	Hall XXL, Nantes Attendance: 3,026 Referees: Covalciuc, Covalciuc (MDA)
	Østergaard 6	(13–17)	Krpež Slezak, Lekić 8
	3× 4×	Report	2× 2×

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Russia	3	2	1	77	75	+2	4^[a]	Main round
2	France (H)	3	2	1	78	67	+11	4^[a]
3	Montenegro	3	1	2	79	81	−2	2^[b]
4	Slovenia	3	1	2	82	93	−11	2^[b]	Eliminated

Source: EHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
(H) Hosts
Notes:

^ ^a ^b France 23–26 Russia
^ ^a ^b Montenegro 36–32 Slovenia

29 November 2018 21:00	France	23–26	Russia	Palais des Sports Jean Weille, Nancy Attendance: 5,220 Referees: García, Marín (ESP)
	Kanor 6	(11–11)	Dmitrieva 8
	4× 5×	Report	2× 4×

30 November 2018 21:00	Montenegro	36–32	Slovenia	Palais des Sports Jean Weille, Nancy Attendance: 1,956 Referees: Năstase, Stancu (ROU)
	Radičević 7	(18–12)	Gros 8
	2× 6×	Report	3× 2×

2 December 2018 15:00	Slovenia	21–30	France	Palais des Sports Jean Weille, Nancy Attendance: 5,220 Referees: Covalciuc, Covalciuc (MDA)
	Gros 5	(8–17)	Zaadi 6
	2× 2×	Report	4× 2×

2 December 2018 18:00	Russia	24–23	Montenegro	Palais des Sports Jean Weille, Nancy Attendance: 3,229 Referees: Jurinović, Mrvica (CRO)
	Samokhina 7	(13–15)	Jauković 12
	3× 5×	Report	4× 1×

4 December 2018 18:00	Russia	27–29	Slovenia	Palais des Sports Jean Weille, Nancy Attendance: 3,120 Referees: Bethmann, Tzaferopoulos (GRE)
	Kochetova 6	(13–13)	Gros 12
	3× 3× 1×	Report	3× 6×

4 December 2018 21:00	France	25–20	Montenegro	Palais des Sports Jean Weille, Nancy Attendance: 5,220 Referees: Horváth, Márton (HUN)
	Nze Minko 7	(16–8)	Radičević 6
	3× 4×	Report	3× 4×

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Netherlands (A)	2	2	0	56	52	+4	4	Main round
2	Spain (A)	2	1	1	52	46	+6	2
3	Hungary (A)	2	1	1	49	46	+3	2
4	Croatia (E)	2	0	2	36	49	−13	0	Eliminated

Updated to match(es) played on 3 December 2018. Source: EHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
(A) Advance to a further round; (E) Eliminated

1 December 2018 15:00	Hungary	25–28	Netherlands	Axone, Montbéliard Attendance: 2,800 Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS)
	Háfra, Kovács 5	(11–11)	Abbingh, Dulfer 5
	4× 5×	Report	1× 5×

1 December 2018 18:00	Spain	25–18	Croatia	Axone, Montbéliard Attendance: 3,600 Referees: Bennani, Bennani (SWE)
	Pena 7	(15–5)	Dežić 4
	3× 3×	Report	2× 3×

3 December 2018 18:00	Croatia	18–24	Hungary	Axone, Montbéliard Attendance: 2,731 Referees: Vranes, Wenninger (AUT)
	Krsnik 8	(9–13)	three players 5
	1× 7×	Report	2× 4×

3 December 2018 21:00	Netherlands	28–27	Spain	Axone, Montbéliard Attendance: 3,862 Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA)
	Groot 9	(14–11)	Martín 6
	2× 3×	Report	1× 6×

5 December 2018 18:00	Netherlands	v	Croatia	Axone, Montbéliard Referees: Christiansen, Hansen (DEN)
		Report

5 December 2018 21:00	Hungary	v	Spain	Axone, Montbéliard Referees: Pandžić, Mošorinski (SRB)
		Report

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Romania (A)	2	2	0	60	52	+8	4	Main round
2	Norway (A)	2	1	1	63	50	+13	2
3	Germany	2	1	1	57	61	−4	2
4	Czech Republic	2	0	2	45	62	−17	0	Eliminated

Updated to match(es) played on 3 December 2018. Source: EHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
(A) Advance to a further round

1 December 2018 15:00	Norway	32–33	Germany	Brest Arena, Brest Attendance: 3,520 Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA)
	Oftedal 7	(16–15)	Bölk, Großmann 5
	2× 5×	Report	2× 5×

1 December 2018 18:00	Romania	31–28	Czech Republic	Brest Arena, Brest Attendance: 3,098 Referees: Christiansen, Hansen (DEN)
	Buceschi 9	(17–11)	Luzumová, Malá 5
	1× 4×	Report	2× 7× 1×

3 December 2018 18:00	Germany	24–29	Romania	Brest Arena, Brest Attendance: 2,106 Referees: Mošorinski, Pandžić (SRB)
	Behnke 8	(11–14)	Buceschi 11
	1× 4×	Report	2× 4×

3 December 2018 21:00	Czech Republic	17–31	Norway	Brest Arena, Brest Attendance: 1,734 Referees: Bennani, Bennani (SWE)
	Marčíková 4	(10–20)	Aune, Løke 6
	3× 1×	Report	2× 1×

5 December 2018 18:00	Germany	v	Czech Republic	Brest Arena, Brest Referees: Vranes, Wenninger (AUT)
		Report

5 December 2018 21:00	Norway	v	Romania	Brest Arena, Brest Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS)
		Report

Main round

Points obtained against qualified teams from the same group will be taken over.

Group I

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Russia	2	2	0	50	46	+4	4	Semifinals
2	Serbia	2	1	1	51	47	+4	2	Semifinals
3	France (H)	2	1	1	48	46	+2	2	Fifth place game
4	Sweden	2	1	1	51	51	0	2	Eliminated
5	Denmark	2	1	1	55	59	−4	2
6	Montenegro	2	0	2	43	49	−6	0

First match(es) will be played: 6 December 2018. Source: EHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
(H) Hosts

6 December 2018 18:00	Denmark	v	France	Hall XXL, Nantes
		Report

6 December 2018 21:00	Sweden	v	Montenegro	Hall XXL, Nantes
		Report

8 December 2018 15:00	Sweden	v	France	Hall XXL, Nantes
		Report

8 December 2018 18:00	Serbia	v	Russia	Hall XXL, Nantes
		Report

10 December 2018 18:00	Denmark	v	Russia	Hall XXL, Nantes
		Report

10 December 2018 21:00	Serbia	v	Montenegro	Hall XXL, Nantes
		Report

12 December 2018 15:45	Denmark	v	Montenegro	Hall XXL, Nantes
		Report

12 December 2018 18:00	Sweden	v	Russia	Hall XXL, Nantes
		Report

12 December 2018 21:00	Serbia	v	France	Hall XXL, Nantes
		Report

Group II

Pos	Team	Pld	W	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Netherlands	2	2	56	52	+4	4	Semifinals
2	D1	0	0	0	0	0	0	Semifinals
3	C2	0	0	0	0	0	0	Fifth place game
4	D2	0	0	0	0	0	0	Eliminated
5	C3	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played: 7 December 2018. Source: EHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.

7 December 2018 18:00	C3	v	D2	Palais des Sports Jean Weille, Nancy
		Report

7 December 2018 21:00	C2	v	D3	Palais des Sports Jean Weille, Nancy
		Report

9 December 2018 15:00	C2	v	D2	Palais des Sports Jean Weille, Nancy
		Report

9 December 2018 18:00	Netherlands	v	D1	Palais des Sports Jean Weille, Nancy
		Report

11 December 2018 18:00	C3	v	D1	Palais des Sports Jean Weille, Nancy
		Report

11 December 2018 21:00	Netherlands	v	D3	Palais des Sports Jean Weille, Nancy
		Report

12 December 2018 15:45	C3	v	D3	Palais des Sports Jean Weille, Nancy
		Report

12 December 2018 18:00	C2	v	D1	Palais des Sports Jean Weille, Nancy
		Report

12 December 2018 21:00	Netherlands	v	D2	Palais des Sports Jean Weille, Nancy
		Report

Knockout stage

Bracket

	Semifinals				Final

	14 December

	I1
					16 December
	II2

	14 December

	II1

	I2
					Third place

					16 December

Semifinals

14 December 2018 17:30	I1	v	II2	AccorHotels Arena, Paris
		Report

14 December 2018 21:00	I2	v	II1	AccorHotels Arena, Paris
		Report

Fifth place game

14 December 2018 14:00	I3	v	II3	AccorHotels Arena, Paris
		Report

Third place game

16 December 2018 14:00	LSF1	v	LSF2	AccorHotels Arena, Paris
		Report

Final

16 December 2018 17:30	WSF1	v	WSF2	AccorHotels Arena, Paris
		Report

Final ranking and statistics

Top goalscorers

As of 4 December 2018.


Rank	Name	Team	Goals^[5]	Shots	%
1	Katarina Krpež Slezak	Serbia	26	37	70
2	Ana Gros	Slovenia	25	46	54
3	Đurđina Jauković	Montenegro	21	31	68
4	Eliza Buceschi	Romania	20	23	87
5	Kinga Grzyb	Poland	16	22	73
5	Daria Samokhina	Russia	16	24	67
7	Trine Østergaard	Denmark	15	16	94
7	Tjaša Stanko	Slovenia	15	26	58
9	Jovanka Radičević	Montenegro	14	21	67
10	Four players		13

Top goalkeepers

As of 3 December 2018.

Rank	Name	Team	%	Saves^[6]	Shots
1	Silje Solberg	Norway	45	15	33
2	Filippa Idéhn	Sweden	42	21	50
3	Blanka Bíró	Hungary	39	24	62
3	Sandra Toft	Denmark	39	18	46
5	Marija Čolić	Serbia	38	6	16
6	Iulia Dumanska	Romania	37	13	34
7	Maja Vojnović	Slovenia	35	9	26
8	Denisa Dedu	Romania	34	14	41
8	Katrine Lunde	Norway	34	14	41
10	Tea Pijević	Croatia	33	7	21

References

^ European Handball Federation (20 September 2014). "France to host women's EHF EURO 2018". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
^ ^a ^b "Pots set for Women's EHF EURO 2018 Final Tournament Draw on 12 June". eurohandball.com. 4 June 2018.
^ ""Handballissime" moments at Women's EHF EURO 2018 Final Tournament Draw". fra2018.ehf-euro.com. 12 June 2018.
^ "EHF nominates referees for Women's EHF EURO 2018". fra2018.ehf-euro.com. 4 October 2018.
^ Top goalscorers
^ Top goalkeepers

External links

Official website

[table_hth_SRB0.71425856124342-5] Serbia 2 Pts, +4 GD; Sweden 2 Pts, 0 GD; Denmark 2 Pts, −4 GD

[table_hth_RUS0.38754430896954-6] France 23–26 Russia

[table_hth_MNE0.38754430896954-7] Montenegro 36–32 Slovenia

[1] European Handball Federation (20 September 2014). "France to host women's EHF EURO 2018". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 26 July 2015.

[Draw-2] "Pots set for Women's EHF EURO 2018 Final Tournament Draw on 12 June". eurohandball.com. 4 June 2018.

[3] ""Handballissime" moments at Women's EHF EURO 2018 Final Tournament Draw". fra2018.ehf-euro.com. 12 June 2018.

[4] "EHF nominates referees for Women's EHF EURO 2018". fra2018.ehf-euro.com. 4 October 2018.

[8] Top goalscorers

[9] Top goalkeepers

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